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    Pulling up concrete deck

    Hey, I'm about to under take a big pool reno. Just curious if there is anything to worry about when removing a concrete deck around an inground pool. Do i have to drain the pool to do this? Will the sides collapse? How long can i leave the pool without concrete around it?
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    Swg vs robotic vacuum which would you chose

    Hello all If you had a choice between the 2 which would you choose..? I currently have an Alger bloom, and my kreepy isn't doing a good job cleaning the whole pool, mind you it's probably 5 years old. Either buy a swg and possibly a new kreepy or only a robot under 1k? Keep in mind I'm...
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    algae infested water on grass

    Hello, I have a neighbor that has a algae infested pool, it's actually black. He's vacuuming up the water and pouring it on his grass, and some of the water is running onto my grass. Is there any harm to my grass? My grass is already %50 weeds, and I'm trying to plant new grass. There is a...
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    What happened to my levels arg

    Opened pool 3 weeks levels were fine over night lost 1 fc a night.. I didn't run the pump 12hrs a day maybe 4 hrs. I know it was too low... Anyways this brings me to Wednesday. Took cover off cloudy deep end. Unable to see the drain. Tested water no fc. Weds night added 1 bottle clorox 6%...
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    any transporting rules for bleach?

    hello I'm curious if there is a limit to the amount of bleach you can personally transport in your vehicle? I need to do some shocking and will require lots... :) I'm in orillia, ontario, canada
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    I closed up my pool in sept and I did not use antifreeze

    i closed up my pool in sept and i did not use antifreeze in the lines i just blew out the lines and added plugs... should i fill them up with anti-freeze now? i'm in orillia, ontario, canada and sometimes we see temps down to -30 c.. Would it be stupid not to put the antifreeze in? How do you...
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    crack in concrete & trim

    Hello all, Here is a weird issue with the pool, and i'm not sure if i have to be worried about it or not. On one of the corners of my vinyl pool is/was getting pushed/caving in due to rain washing away the soil. I really don't describe things well so here are some pics below. When your in the...
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    spa cares ph down

    I bought some of this to lower my ph. I haven't added it yet, but is it ok to use with the bbb method? I cannot find muriatic acid anywhere. Thanks!
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    am i infested?

    Everyday i have to clean the pool and get rid of all these bugs: I also have i think sand at the bottom of the pool that i can't seem to get rid of.... Is this normal? if i hit it with the pole / foot, it dusts up and disappears. I'm guessing it's sand. I do have a sand filter. I'm...
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    My test result show a high level of ta?

    Fc 3 Ph 7.7 Ta 170 Cya 25 ish... I had to fill the entire Taylor test tube to not see the black dot. Pool temp average 28 I don't notice any calcium scaling yet I have been adding hth costco brand granular clorine every night.. 3 ppm Do I need to worry about ta? Thanks
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    new house new (old pool)

    hello all, i'll be moving into a house that has a chlorine pool.. And my questions are, since i don't have a test kit right now, what should i do the first when i get my pool? Do i just grab some water and bring it to the pool store? do you think they will test it for free? Do people usually...